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Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah tastes freedom after 21 months in jail

Fahad Shah, 33, released from jail after 21 months. Arrest in 2022 evoked sharp reactions from media fraternity. 50 press freedom orgs, human rights groups wrote to J&K LG for his release. J&K HC quashed charges under UAPA, said article had no content to provoke violence.

The Hindu

A paean to those heady days of four back-to-back World Cup matches

In today’s Football Daily: A lament for the HRWC, plus a nice touch

The Guardian - UK

Do claims that Crimean Tatars are worse off under Putin than Stalin stand up? An expert examines the evidence

The deportation of at least 240,000 Crimean Tatars to central Asia by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in 1944 is forever ingrained in the memory of the people of that region.

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Shell to face human rights claims in UK over chronic oil pollution in Niger delta

More than 13,000 Nigerian villagers can bring legal claims against oil firm, rules high court

The Guardian - UK

China to rule on appeals in case of detained human rights lawyers

Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are leading figures in the thwarted New Citizens’ Movement group of activists and lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Justice Fathima Beevi, who broke down barriers to become the first woman judge in Supreme court, is no more

M. Fathima Beevi, the first female judge of the Supreme Court, passed away in Kollam, Kerala. she also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. She was a gold medallist who graduated in Chemistry and pursued LLB. She served as a Magistrate, District Sessions Judge, Kerala High Court judge, and…

The Hindu

Former Yugoslavia countries must face past horrors or risk return to conflict, Council of Europe official says

Council’s commissioner for human rights says some people prosecuted in the Hague for war crimes ‘return to their communities as heroes’

The Guardian - US

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China expands crackdown on mosques outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday.

France 24

China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities

The Independent UK

Police excess: Human rights body recommends compensation to Tirunelveli woman

SHRC recommends ₹1 lakh compensation to TN woman assaulted by police in 2019. It also asked govt to initiate disciplinary action against Sub-Inspector and two Head Constables and recover ₹50,000 and ₹25,000 each from them. Complainant's plea to SP was ignored.

The Hindu

Bengaluru electrocution deaths: Rights panel takes suo motu cognisance

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday suo motu cognisance of a media report of a 23-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, who were electrocuted after they stepped on a live wire that lay unattended on a sidewalk near Hope Farm in the Kadugodi area of Bengaluru on November…

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Political attack on human rights is a ‘dangerous’ assault on UK democracy, says HRW director

Exclusive Yasmine Ahmed says government actions regarding asylum seekers, climate activists and pro-Palestine protesters are starting to ‘look very much like authoritarianism’

The Guardian - UK

Cameron welcomed back by dozens of Tory MPs at 1922 committee

It is understood that he was questioned about the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as Rishi Sunak’s efforts to revive the Rwanda plan.

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail terms potentially breach international law, UN expert says

Sentences risk silencing public concerns about the environment, climate change rapporteur Ian Fry says

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Roll Call

US arms aid to Israel tests whether humanitarian law applies - Roll Call

Congress is expected to revisit an emergency aid request when it returns in late November from the Thanksgiving recess.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak faces cabinet split over Rwanda deportation Plan B

The PM is under pressure from the Tory right to ‘disapply’ human rights law – but moderates are outraged

The Independent UK

A year on from Qatar, this is the real legacy of the 2022 World Cup

After the most controversial World Cup in history, Qatar and Fifa have left a trail of empty words and broken promises, writes Miguel Delaney

The Hindu

A former Home Secretary and her dangerous legacy

The U.K. is a divided country whose views on human rights, conflict and multiculturalism are being tested on the touchstone of Westminster’s unflinching support for Israel in its war against Hamas.

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan

No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges

The Hindu

‘Lack of queer representation in legal, political, and legislative spheres correlated to non-existence of queer-friendly laws’

In light of the recent Supreme Court judgment refusing the legalisation of same-sex marriage, Ondede, a Bengaluru-based human rights organisation focused on queer advocacy, held a public lecture on ‘Constitution and Political Representation for Transgender and Sexual Minorities Community in India;

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt backs Sunak's bid to save failed Rwanda deportation plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed Rishi Sunak's pursuit to save his Rwanda deportation plan without having to leave the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt insists ‘phenomenal’ Rishi Sunak will save failed Rwanda plan

Government will ‘succeed’ in getting flights going by next year, claims chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Rights groups back Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr over court costs

Reporter’s legal team argues that excessive costs awarded to Brexit backer violates her right to journalistic freedom of expression and will take case to European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

The National (Scotland)

Sexual abuse of women with learning disabilities in Scotland ‘ignored for too long’

36-YEAR-OLD Amelia – not her real name to protect her anonymity – says she has been abused throughout her life.

The Guardian - UK

‘These are biblical lands promised to us’: Jewish settlers in West Bank hope Gaza conflict will help their cause

Human rights groups say settlers, empowered by their right-wing government, are exploiting the Israel-Hamas war

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